More than 900 high school students participated in Missouri Western State University’s third annual Visual Arts Day on Oct. 9. The day’s events included a juried art exhibition, art competitions and events, and studio workshops in clay, graphics, animation, printmaking, painting, photography, drawing and sculpture. The following prizes were awarded in the art exhibition: [...]
Olathe East High School was named Grand Champion of the 2014 Tournament of Champions high school marching band competition at Missouri Western State University on Oct. 14. Olathe East also won first in the Class 5A competition, and won awards for outstanding color guard and for outstanding soloist. A total of 17 high schools competed. [...]
“Griffons Around the World” is the theme of Missouri Western State University’s 2014 celebration of Homecoming Oct. 20-25. A highlight of Homecoming every year is the parade in downtown St. Joseph. This year, the parade’s route is somewhat shorter than in years past. It will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at Faraon and [...]
Shana Meyer, vice president for student affairs at Missouri Western State University, has been named Director-Elect to the Board of Directors of NASPA, the leading organization for professionals in student affairs. Meyer will be Director of the Professional Standards Division when she begins her two-year term on the Board of Directors next March. She currently [...]
Amy Kotwani, director of International Student Services at Missouri Western State University, has been selected as a rising star by an organization of student affairs professionals. Kotwani will receive her Missouri New Professional Rising Star Award at the NASPA IV-West Regional Conference in Albuquerque, N.M. “As an office of one, Amy creates and oversees a [...]
Missouri Western State University Bands with Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha present the 27th annual Tournament of Champions high school marching band competition, starting at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 in Spratt Stadium. Tickets are available at the gate and cost $7 for adults; $5 for seniors and students; and free for children 12 [...]
Candidates in the 6th Congressional District have been invited to participate in a debate at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall 101, on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The debate is free and open to the public. According to debate organizer Dylan Gibson, senior political science major [...]
The Tami Tango Trio from Argentina will close Missouri Western State University’s observance of Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of free events open to the public on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18, sponsored by the Missouri Western Spanish Club. The Tami Tango Trio is an internationally acclaimed Argentine music and dance ensemble. [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University received the Missouri Division of Tourism’s Spotlight Award at the 2014 Missouri Governor’s Conference on Tourism in St. Louis on Oct. 8. “This memorial to one of our most distinguished Missourians is attracting national and international attention,” said Marci Bennett, executive director of the St. Joseph [...]
The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has voted to refund the 1.74 percent increase charged to in-state, main campus undergraduate students this fall. “When the Board of Governors set tuition earlier this year, they did so with the understanding that in-state tuition would hold steady if additional state appropriations were made available,” [...]
